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Nguyen Tan Dung re-elected Prime Minister

Nguyen Tan Dung was re-elected as Prime Minister of Vietnam for the 13th NA in Hanoi on July 26.
Nguyen Tan Dung was re-elected as Prime Minister of Vietnam for theNational Assembly’s 13 th tenure in Hanoi on July 26, with 470 out of500 votes.

The 13 th NA also re-elected Nguyen Thi Doan, member of the PartyCentral Committee, as Vice State President of the 13 th tenure with 476out of 500 votes.

The Chief Judge of the People’sSupreme Court, the 12 th tenure, Truong Hoa Binh, Secretary of theParty Central Committee was re-elected for another term with 481 out of500 votes.

With 469 out of 500 votes, Nguyen HoaBinh, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Quang Ngaiprovincial Party Committee was entrusted to hold the position ofDirector of the People’s Supreme Procuracy.

The sameday, NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung read a proposal on the numbers ofVice Presidents and members of the Ethnic Affairs Council, Deputy Headsand members of each NA Committees, and members of the NA session’sSecretariat./.
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